make a file: /usr/local/etc/ethtool.sh (eno1 is your mgmt i/f, vmbr0 is your bridge i/f.) #!/bin/bash ethtool -K eno1 gso off gro on tso off tx on rx on rxvlan on txvlan on sg on && ethtool -K vmbr0 gso off gro on tso off tx on rx on rxvlan on txvlan on sg on ethtool -G eno1 rx 4096 if you want to activate on reboot. /etc/systemd/system/ethtool.service [Unit] Description=ethtool script [Service] WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/etc/ ExecStart=/usr/local/etc/ethtool.sh [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target then systemctl enable ethtool.service && systemctl start ethtool.service refs: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/e1000-driver-hang.58284/page-8#post-390709